Car-coupling



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' J. P. EAS'LEY.

Gar Coupling.

No. 232,809. Patented Oct. 5,1880.

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ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES JOHN P. EASLEY, OF HARRISONVILLE, KENTUCKY.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 232,809, dated October5, 1880.

Application filed March 4, 1880. (NomodcL) To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, JOHN P. EAsLEY. of

Harrisonville, in the county of Shelby and State of Kentucky, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Oar-Couplings; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in car-couplin gs orli nk-a-d justers iorrailroad-ca-rs 5 and it consists in the pivoted arms orsupports a a, the handles b b, the loop (I, fenders c e, and loop f, inconnection with the link 13, coupling-pin D in draw-head A, and in thecombination and arran gement thereof, as hereinafter more specificallyset forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view, in per-' spective, of my device;and Fig. 2 is a front View, showing the link-adjuster in relation to thedraw-head and suspended vertically.

A represents an ordinary draw-head for railroad-cars, having the recessa, with couplingpin D projecting vertically through it. B marks anordinary coupling-link secured by the coupling-pin D.

0 represents the link-adjuster, which is pivoted or hinged by thestaples l), in order that when not employed it may swing freely in avertical line out of reach of contact with the cars, as shown in Fig. 2.

The link-adjuster O is made preferably of two heavy strands of wire. Thearms or supports a a provide bearings for the handles 1) b, and aresecured by the staples b each end of the strand of which they arecomposed being bent into eyes (1 d for reception of the handles 1) b,and each arm being additionally provided with the eyes 0 0, also forreception of the handles 1) I). The same strand which forms the armsafter encircling the handle I) at d is also curved into the semicircleg, which latter is designed to admit the unimpeded action of the loop(I.

The handle I) is constructed of a strand of wire bent into a bow orcircle at either end and into the loop cl at its center. Its ends,respectively, are projected beneath the outer strand of the arms a a,and-thus are formed into fenders e e and loop j, which come in contactwith the said arms when the loop or tongue (I is thrown into a verticalposition, as shown in Fig. 2, or horizontal position, as shown in Fig.1, the rotation of the handle b in the eyes 0 0 being free and adjustedby said fenders to admitthe loop (I being thrown into a verticalposition, and the loop f and fender a prevent the handle I) from beingrotated in an opposite direction, and the loop d being thus thrown outof position for theintended work.

The operation is as follows The link-adjuster U is drawn into ahorizontal position, and the handle thereof then revolved until the linkB is elevated into a vertical position.

What I claim is- 1. The arms or supports a a, attached to draw-head A bystaples b b, in combination with handle I) and loop d for adjusting linkB, substantially as shown, and for the purpose described.

2. The link-adjuster O, suspended to drawhead A by its arms or supportsa a, and staples b I) for adjusting the link B by means of handles 1)and loop (I, for coupling, substantially as shown, and for the purposedescribed.

3. The combination of the arms or supports a a, pivoted and adjusted bythe staples b b to the draw-head A, andhandlesb b, and loop 01, pivotedin the eyes (1 d, substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination of the arms or supports a a, eyes (1 d and c o,handle I), fenders e e, and loop f, substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony that'I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

JOHN PRESTON EASLEY.

Witnesses:

JEROME T. SAMPSON, WILLIAM S. STONE.

